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Janaskas said the treatment facility he was staying dumped him off at a Walmart over the weekend with his belongings and took off.

He said a friend helped him get to another facility in Dania.

Janaskas said when he learned he was wanted he turned himself in.

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Deputies armed with flyers swarmed a Jensen Beach neighborhood looking for a wanted sex offender who Martin County Sheriff William Snyder says was dumped in a Walmart parking lot.

Snyder said on Thursday of last week the special victims unit detective got a phone call from someone at a drug alcohol rehabilitation facility in Jensen Beach who said they have a patient, John Michael Janaskas, from Pennsylvania here for treatment and that Janaskas is a registered sex offender.

The sheriff said his detective told the caller a law enforcement officer has to come over and interview the sex offender. The caller asked to do the interview over the phone and the detective explained a phone interview is not allowed by the state.

"So rather than having us come out to this facility and beyond anybody's imagination on why they would do it, they released the offender in the parking lot at the Walmart in Stuart," said Snyder.

The sheriff said due to federal HIPAA laws, he cannot disclose the name of the facility. The circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

“Here's the problem this whole thing revels is we have dozens and dozens of these sober homes, alcohol drug treatment facilities in Martin County and because of the federal government memorandum of putting them under the ADA American's with Disability Act, our county commission nor can any county commission in the state of Florida do anything with regulation,” said Snyder.

Sheriff Snyder said he is in discussions with the state attorney to see if there is any kind of obstruction of justice charge for the alcohol treatment facility. He said he’s not sure I that’s going to happen.

According to officials, Janaska's crimes include the rape of a child under 14. He is a known drug user, and is considered to be a danger to the public.

The sheriff said if anyone sees him, or have information on his whereabouts, they are asked to call the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

A sheriff's spokeswoman said Florida law requires sex offenders and predators to register with the Martin County Sheriff's Office, so detectives know at all times, where they can be located.

Janaskas did not register and deputies were not notified that Janaskas was dropped off at a public venue in Martin County without forwarding information, until Monday.